Commercially, hundreds of pink-flowered snapdragon plants can be produced from one pink-flowered plant. Figure 2 shows a tissue culture technique used for producing many plants from one plant. Give a reason for each of the following steps shown in Figure 2. Several groups of cells are scraped off the leaf – 7071

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Commercially, hundreds of pink-flowered snapdragon plants can be produced

from one pink-flowered plant.

Figure 2 shows a tissue culture technique used for producing many plants from

one plant.

Figure 2

      Give a reason for each of the following steps shown in Figure 2.

      Several groups of cells are scraped off the leaf:

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Nutrients are added to the agar jelly: ____________________________

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Hormones are added to the agar jelly: ___________________________

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The plant cells are kept in sterile conditions: _______________________

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The plant cells are kept at 20 °C: _________________________________

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